Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch |
|
|
|
Botanical Name |
: |
Larix laricina (Du Roi) K. Koch |
English
Name |
: |
Tamarack |
Synonym(s) |
: |
Pinus laricina DuRoi 1771; Larix alaskensis W. Wight; L. laricina var. alaskensis (W. Wight) Raup |
Family |
: |
Pinaceae |
|
General Info
Description |
 |
|
A small to medium-sized, deciduous conifer, with a sparse, open, narrow, conical crown, to 50'-75' high. Leaves flat 3/4"-1" needles in clusters of 10-20 on dwarf twigs, light green turning yellow in fall. Trunk straight, to 14"-20" diameter, occasionally larger. Branches whorled, horizontal or slightly ascending. Self-pruning; by 25-30 years trunks generally clear of branches for half their length or more. Roots shallow (to 18") and spreading wider than the tree is high. Fruit a small, erect, egg-shaped cone, 1/2"-1/4" , reddish-brown (becoming brown with age), usually on curved stalks and persisting through winter. Seed with bodies 2mm-3mm, wings 4mm-6mm. |
Herb Effects |
 |
|
Alterative, diuretic, laxative and tonic (bark); astringent (leaves); expectorant (buds and bark); disinfectant and laxative (needles and inner bark). |
Chemistry
Active Ingredients |
 |
|
Betulin (root, twig) |
Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
 |
|
|
 |
Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
 |
|
Betulin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O2 |
|
|
Pharmacology
Medicinal Use |
 |
|
As a poultice to treat cuts, infected wounds, frostbite, boils, hemorrhoids, in the treatment of jaundice, anaemia, rheumatism, colds and skin ailments (bark); for arthritis, cold and general aches and pains (outer bark and root); piles, diarrhoea etc (leaves); kidney and lung disorders, as a dressing for ulcers and burns (resin). |
Dealers
Products
|
|
|
|
|